Tragic Hero

Othello is a true tragic hero because his story strictly adheres to Aristtoles rules of being a tragic hero. Directly parallel to Aristotle’s definition which is the the tragic hero starting out as a great man, and then being defeated by their own mistake. My supporiting evidence to solidfy this claim is that Othello was a great man, created by his military prowess, and his tragic mistake of trusting lago and not his newlywed wife brings him to his own demise, but shortly before, he has a moment…

Many Greek plays have a tragic hero, and Sophocles's Antigone is no exception. Aristotle believes a tragic hero is a man that is not too good but also not too bad, is lifelike, is appropriate, is consistent, and who “does not fall into misfortune through vice or depravity, but falls because of some mistake” (On Tragic Character, 1145). Creon, the new king of Thebes, is the tragic hero in Antigone because he fulfills the four main characteristics of a tragic character, and he makes a fatal…

commonly see the universal archetype of the “Tragic Hero”. A tragic hero is defined as a character who makes a choice that will inevitably lead to their destruction. According to Aristotle, all tragic hero must have six traits to be considered one. These are hamartia, hubris, peripeteia, anagnorisis, nemesis, and catharsis. To go into more depth of these characteristics, hamartia is a tragic flaw that causes the downfall of the tragic hero. Examples of a tragic flaw would be things such as…

A tragic hero is a literary character who makes a judgment error that inevitably leads to his or her own destruction. In the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Marcus Brutus fits the characteristics of a tragic hero. Like other tragic heroes, Brutus had integrity, strength, promise, and great ability. He set forth for the good of the country, as he once stated after killing Caesar, “Not that I love Caesar less, but I love Rome more” (III.ii.22). The fact that he could single-handedly…

The play Antigone, by Sophocles, sometimes appears to have two tragic heroes: two characters that make decisions that lead to a tragic conclusion. However utilizing the ideas presented in Aristotle’s Theory of Tragedy, is is clear that the true tragic hero of this Greek play is Creon. Although the story deals with the demise of Antigone in her quest to honor both her brother and the gods, the true misfortune of this tragedy is that of Creon who through excessive pride, ultimately loses all that…

defeat, that is the definition of a tragic hero. In the book, Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, Okonkwo has many struggles in his story, but at the same time he was a hero. Some of his struggles where he put to high of expectations on himself to not become like his father in any way possible, and the negative outside forces. Okonkwo was a tragic hero because his mistakes in judgement and outside forces contributing to his downfall. Okonkwo was a tragic hero because his main goal in life was…

“Sir, I will tell you. When I came home for my brother's sword, I found nobody at home to deliver me his sword; and so I thought my brother Sir Kay should not be swordless, and so I came hither eagerly and pulled it out of the stone without any pain.” “Found ye any knights about this sword?” said Sir Ector. “Nay,” said Arthur. “Now,” said Sir Ector to Arthur, “I understand ye must be king of this land.” “Wherefore I,” said Arthur, “and for what cause?” “Sir,” said Ector, “for God will have…

Aristotle considered a tragic hero as a good man of high status who displays a tragic flaw and experiences a dramatic reversal along with an intense moment of recognition. In the play The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice written by William Shakespeare the main character, Othello, is portrayed as a tragic hero. Throughout the play he displays each characteristic of Aristotle’s definition of a tragic hero. Othello was often considered as a good man of high status in the play. Many people…

From all the evidences and through logical reasoning, one can conclude that Macbeth was, in fact, a tragic hero. What kinds of characters are considered to be a tragic hero? Character that makes an error of judgment or has a fatal flaw that, combined with fate and external forces, brings on a tragedy. This is evident in Macbeth. From the very beginning of the play, one sees him as this…

A tragic hero is someone who is of high position in his culture. A tragic hero, is extraordinary, however not perfect. The audience is able to relate to him or her as a human being. The hero 's downfall is the result of a fatal flaw in his character. It is the result of free will, not of an accident or insignificant destiny. The hero does not necessarily deserve the misfortune. The punishment surpasses the "wrongdoing." The hero 's fall is not a complete loss. There is always an increase in…